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Kestrel

by David · Privacy & Security
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Real-time phishing and lookalike-domain detection for your browser, with inline warnings on Gmail email links.

Users
5
−3 in 30 days
Rating
5.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
1
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#244K
#204K among extensions
Version
1.0.0
updated 14 May 2026

Users

monthly, 5 months
036May 2026Aug 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 5 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 5 months
001May 2026Aug 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 1 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

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About Kestrel

Kestrel warns you about phishing and lookalike websites, including links inside emails, before you click. How it works - Detects domain lookalikes: when you visit a site whose name resembles a known brand (paypa1.com, cosico.com, fedex1.com), a site you visit often (netfl1x.com vs your real netflix.com), or a domain you've added to your personal protected-brand list, Kestrel shows a full-width warning banner explaining why. - Scans email links in Gmail: badges suspicious links inline and shows a banner at the top of the message. Click any badge to see the specific reason ("Says paypal.com but actually goes to example.com", "bit.ly is a URL shortener"). - Combines local heuristics with Google Safe Browsing for known malware and phishing sites. Privacy - Your browsing history stays on your device. Kestrel reads it to build a local in-memory index of sites you visit, and never transmits it. - Email scanning reads only link URLs and the sender's From address. Message text, attachments, and subjects are never read or uploaded. - Only the current URL is sent to Google Safe Browsing for reputation lookups, the same lookup Chrome's built-in Safe Browsing performs. - You control the trust list: dismiss any warning you disagree with, or remove sites from the local index from the popup.

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days−1−16.7%00.00
30 days−3−37.5%00.00

Version history

1 versions recorded
1.0.014 May 2026

Details

Category
Privacy & Security
First seen
14 May 2026
Size
74 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Privacy policy
ovantalabs.com
Extension ID
bekhbjgngepdmmleaiahedjaicdopall

Permissions and risk

Moderate riskimpact 3, likelihood 2
Permissions
storagetabshistory
Site access
<all_urls>
Can read and change data on every website you visit.

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